About IAP: Dates and Deadlines

Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a special four week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. IAP 2018 begins on Monday, January 8, 2018 and ends on Friday, February 2, 2018.

Members of the MIT Community planning to attend and/or organize IAP offerings should make note of these important dates and deadlines:

October 2, 2017: IAP non-credit posting system becomes available. To ensure maximum exposure to the MIT Community, organizers should post completed listings by the first week of November, and then as they become available.

January 8, 2018: IAP 2017 begins

February 2, 2018: IAP 2017 ends

February 7, 2018: Deadline for submission of IAP grades.

Student Deadlines

November 29 at 8am - December 6 at 1pm: Undergraduates register for IAP Physical Education classes through the physical education website. Graduate students can register December 5 at 8am - December 6 at 1pm